"Peter" meaning in German

See Peter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpeːtɐ/ Audio: De-Peter.ogg , De-Peter2.ogg , De-Peter3.oga , BY-Peter.ogg Forms: Peters [genitive], Peter [genitive], Peters [plural], Peter [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Petrus}} Borrowed from Latin Petrus, {{der|de|grc|Πέτρος}} Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,s:-,(s)}} Peter m (proper noun, strong, genitive Peters or Peter, plural Peters or Peter)
  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Petra Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Related terms (biblical form): Petrus
    Sense id: en-Peter-de-name-ZZlMxMt4 Categories (other): German given names, German male given names, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 90 10

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpeːtɐ/ Audio: De-Peter.ogg , De-Peter2.ogg , De-Peter3.oga , BY-Peter.ogg Forms: Peters [genitive], Peters [plural], Peter [plural], Peters [alternative, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Petrus}} Borrowed from Latin Petrus, {{der|de|grc|Πέτρος}} Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m:f,s,(s)}} Peter m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Peters, plural Peters or Peter)
  1. A common surname. Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Peter-de-name-n4kaScuM

Inflected forms

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